Object Re-thinkNew textile based opportunities

DESN 323 SU01- 3D ConcertrationInstructor: Helene Day Fraser

Renee Shen

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Hard Objects

Cell phone Headphone Key and ID card

Cell phone is a daily technology that becomes more and more intimate to people’s life. Signals from cellphone form a huge network, connecting people in the world like invisible threads.

Headphone is a devise that is more than just playing music. It could creates an isolated personal space, as well as a sense of comfort and secure.

Keys could be very personal, or even become a memento to a memory. Identity card could function as a key. Moreover, it give people different identification which is also like another layer of skin.

Social Status (Vertu)

Personal Style Personal Style isolation and sense of secure

sense of comfort

Belonging sense of secureGroup identity Personal stories

Personal stories

Object Study {Headphones}

Material Research Material sourcing ans knowing the availability

Faux Leather

Padding

Velvet WoolFelt

foam

Fleece

vinyl

Upholstery

SilkKnit

Lining

BattingFilling

Foam

Nylon Lycra

DenimCanvas

Interfacing

at Dressew Supply Ltd., 337 W. Hastings St, Vancouver, BC

BraidIron-on Velour Piping Ring Tape

Snaps

Eyelets

Closures Fur Clips

Zipper Craft Net Boning Waistband

Materials and Color Study

Structure Testing

Wire

Notes: channels are needed to prevent wire displacement

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Easing and Filling

Fabrics explorations and testing refinements

Left:filling with make-up foam and batting

Molding

JoinsNote:other than strips, a different pattern is needed for molding domes.

1. magnets2. snaps

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4. 5.Eyelets

StructureBuilding

1. testing version one2. testing version two with cardboard3. testing version three with interfacing4. testing version four with soldered frame

Marking1. fabric marker2. iron-on velour

Boning

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prototyping and pattern study

Form Reproduce Material: muslin

Iron-on interfacing and wire frames.

Batting

Eyelets

Hairband

Sew-on snaps at every joins.

Seven layers of muslin laminated togther, using a mold.

Boning Iron-on velour

User Interaction Observations and ideations on how people interact with headphones

Attaching the headphone onto a tabletop actually allows a bigger interact area for more people to “play” with the music. Attaching and detaching can create both personal space and social space.

3D Prototypes

Phase one problem:01. The size is too big for just a few people to interact.02. People are all facing one direction instead of facing each other when playing.03. Attachment to ears and head are not idealized.

Phase two observations:01. The dripping part is circular instead of squarish.02. The dripping part could be longer to form a circle.

Secondary Research

{Headphones}noun

a device consisting of a pair of earphones joined by a band placed over the head, for listening to audio signals such as music or speech.

- Oxford dictionary

“a tool whereby users manage space, time and the boundaries around the self.”

“They construct their moods,

they re-make the time of their day,” says Dr Bull., “It’s a much more active process even though it’s dependent on the machinery.”

“music rekindles a memory...”

“The earphones absolve them of some responsibility.”

“Inner space” “Community work”

- BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3542391.stm

Visual Research

Sony’s Premium DJ Headphones explode with music

Left: Parra/David Burel Headphones

Right: custom headphones fashion statement

3M Noise Cancelling Headphones Ads

Bose Headphones for Noisy Mimes

The Nokia Music Almighty Headset competition: Music-inspired headphones

It could mean fashion statement · music taste · or isolation

Soft Form Researchinteractive headphones and soft formed headphones

Aerial7 Sound Disk Beanie

Earphones earmuffs

Von Zipper Feenom Goggles w/ Headphone Earmuffs - 2007

TriSpecs Headphone Sunglasses

Soft Form ResearchSoft form inspirations

Elizabeth Lau‘s handknitted Kiev hat and scarf hybrid

Soft Form Research

Crochet Hooded Scarf patternDesigned by Nikki Kirkwoodhttp://www.stitchtacsew.com/patterns/free-pattern-crochet-hooded-scarf

4-in-1 Hat, Scarf, Fingerless Gloves & Mitten Pockethttp://www.instructables.com/id/4-in-1-Hat-Scarf-Fingerless-Gloves-Mitten-Pock/#step1

Soft Form Researchinteractive headphones and soft formed headphones

Subtle Subtitles a wearable display used to help adults with Ataxic Dysphonia (or Dysarthria) communicate using iPhone. Designed by Calum Pringle from University of Dundee. http://freecalum.co.uk/

Music Sharing Headphones,designed by Dutch designer Dorien van Heijst

Games Research Most of the music games are temple games- movement: taping

Flexible Screen

Sony 4.1-inch OLED screenhttp://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/video-flexible-sony-screen-can-be-wrapped-around-a-pencil/

Buttom: LG Philips develops oil and water based flexible displayhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/30/lg-philips-develops-oil-and-water-based-flexible-display/

Philips Lumalive Fabrichttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8PawwwD6c

Final Recreation- “MeWe”Construction

top

interfacing

net

Pieces construction

Headphone wiring

Right hand side pocket

Final Recreation- “MeWe”“MeWe”: sharing by flipping it over